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Recognised as Colour

#6E58E1

  • #6E58E1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6E58E1 is a blue with RGB values 110, 88, 225 and HSL 250°, 70%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6E58E1#6E58E1
HEX#6E58E1
RGBrgb(110, 88, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.3451, 0.8824
RGB percentages43.1%, 34.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(249.6, 69.5%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.6, 60.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK51.1%, 60.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,231,713
CSS custom property--colour: #6E58E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#91A71E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#006ADEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#427994no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 6.5Slate blue · ΔE 12.3Royal blue · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 20.3Dark orchid · ΔE 22.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 6.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBE158
Analogous#5886E1, #B358E1
Triadic#E16E58, #58E16E
Split complementary#E1B358, #86E158
Tetradic#E15887, #CBE158, #58E1B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFDAF8
Lighter +20%#B9AEF1
Lighter +10%#9483E9
Darker −10%#482DD9
Darker −20%#3820B3
Darker −30%#2A1888
Darker −40%#1D115C
More saturated +25%#5D3FFA
Less saturated −25%#7F71C8

Channel breakdown

R110
G88
B225
Red110 (43.1%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue249.64°
Saturation (HSL)69.54%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 58 · B E1

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